Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:02 pm
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner....k-steyn
Stage One: The strange compulsion to assure us that the killer is a “right wing conservative extremist . . . ."
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Stage Two: Okay, he may be called Mohammed but he’s a “lone wolf.”
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Stage Three: Okay, even if there are enough lone wolves around to form their own Radio City Rockette line, it’s still nothing to do with Islam.
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Stage Four: The backlash that never happens. Because apparently the really bad thing about actual dead Jews is that it might lead to dead non-Jews: “French Muslims Fear Backlash After Shooting.” Likewise, after Major Hasan’s mountain of dead infidels, “Shooting Raises Fears For Muslims In US Army.” Likewise, after the London Tube slaughter, “British Muslims Fear Repercussions After Tomorrow’s Train Bombing.” Oh, no, wait, that’s a parody, though it’s hard to tell.